Sadly, according to the Daily Dot, the Tee & Charles Addams Foundation wasn't as charmed as the show's millions of viewers, slapping a lawsuit on the young comedian and her low-budget passion project.Īfter a copyright cease-and-desist forced Hunter to take the series down in 2015, rumors floated around that the foundation took action due to a planned MGM animated movie. Between savagely getting even with a handful of cat-callers and showing an entitled "It girl" who's boss, the show's 13 episodes weren't nearly enough. Hunter took the social commentary 10 steps further with her ultra-feminist rendition of adult Wednesday as she tried to reconcile her gloomy yet woke disposition amid the superficiality she faced in LA. There are just way too many projects titled "The Addams Family" – only adding to their chaotic presence. He later joined the '90s series a few decades later, though he skipped a recurring role in the '70s cartoon. However, John Astin, the '70s live-action Gomez, appeared in the crossover episode. Most of the actors featured in the Scooby episode didn't reprise their roles for the standalone series. Even her parents are disappointed with her peppy demeanor, forlornly remarking that she's growing up to be a "sweet, cheerful young lady." The horrors.Ĭindy Henderson took on the voice role of Wednesday, continuing into the short-lived animated series that followed. However, she's still quick to get a "voodoo booboo" while she sticks needles in a voodoo doll, so she definitely hasn't lost her ooky streak beneath the smiles and the pink. Wednesday uncharacteristically wears a pink version of her usual collared dress.
When Morticia and Gomez Addams are looking for some "us" time, the Scooby gang are hoodwinked into playing housekeepers (and babysitters) for the wayward Addams children after The Mystery Machine goes missing. According to the Guardian, back when creating a weekly calendar was first a blip on the Romans' radar, Wednesday was called "dies Mercurii," translating into "The day of Mercury." So, who's Mercury? Just the god of tricksters (among other things). Funnily enough, Wednesday's middle name is Friday in the sitcom, but despite her morbid tendencies, she's still pretty "loving and giving," so it still tracks.Įven beyond her name's intention, the word "Wednesday" has some pretty powerful connotations on its own. Granted, Wednesday would also fit the bill for Monday, which states, "Monday's child is fair of face." But then again, Monday Addams just doesn't have the same ring to it.
When Addams voiced his concern about not having a name for the comic strip daughter as he went into a TV show deal, Blake recited the line of an old nursery rhyme, "Wednesday - Wednesday's child is full of woe." The cutesy rhyme is a fun adage meant to determine what a child will be like depending on the day of the week they're born.